Large carved block meerschaum tobacco pipe with silver lid depicting the Battle of Vienna
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 1700's
This large tobacco pipe features a massive bowl crafted from a single block of meerschaum, intricately carved to depict the Battle of Vienna. The detailed relief carving illustrates scenes related to the 1683 military engagement between the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Ottoman Empire.
The underside of the bowl is adorned with the Coat of Arms of Hungary. The meerschaum bowl is fitted with a silver lid or cap and is attached to a substantial wooden stem measuring 23 1/2 inches in length. The total bowl dimensions are 5 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches. This late 18th-century piece demonstrates the fine craftsmanship associated with meerschaum carving traditions of the era, combining historical commemorative themes with functional design elements typical of the Hungarian Empire region.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- meerschaum, silver, wood
- Stem length
- 23 1/2 inches
- Bowl dimensions
- 5 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Technical characteristics
- Components
- pipe bowl, silver lid, wooden stem
Design
- Emblem
- Coat of Arms of Hungary
- Carving
- Battle of Vienna
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
Catalogue references
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